| MASTERLY | One in control lay empty but in dominant manner |
| DECADENT | Ten-consecutive years, and not only empty but in decline (8) |
| ATOP | Characters in front of queue, say, in dominant position (4) |
| SUPERPOWER | We prosper with engineering drawing in university in dominant country (10) |
| RULER | In principle, right at the end, one's in control (5) |
| LURIDLY | In melodramatic fashion, slum centre cleared - then lay empty |
| OVERTLY | Old green lay empty in the Open (7) |
| EASTERLY | Christian feast lay empty in the orient (8) |
| FIRST | Republican suppressed by duke in dominant position (5) |
| VERDE | Top always top in dominant European country (4,5) |
| CAPE | Top always top in dominant European country (4,5) |
| EVACUATE | Completely empty, but gave a cute play with no end of acting (8) |
| OBESE | The honour initially seems empty, but carries a lot of weight (5) |
| OVOID | Egg completely empty - but it's still this? |
| GAS | Empty (but explosive?) talk (3) |
| BROMPTON | South Kensington location's empty but hosting special prom just after |
| PYTHON | Snake pretty empty, but heading for nest (6) |
| TELL | Twice left to follow the empty but heroic archer (4) |
| PANOPLY | Criticise work, largely empty, but a brilliant display |
| CARAWAY | Garage empty but for seed? (7) |
